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A cutting tools supplier developed a grooving tool with an 18-inch gage length and a radial runout of just 0.004 inch. That tool enabled a gearbox manufacturer to increase its groove milling feed rate tenfold for a hard-to-reach bore.
Could Ron Thorn produce a gorgeous electric guitar completely by hand? Sure. Would he now that he has a “metalworking” CNC machine tool? Probably not.
This shop specializes in very large components such as rotor hubs and support bases for wind turbines. Its lineup of large horizontal boring mills can handle parts weighing 40,000 pounds and 12 feet on a side. However, the shop’s success also lies in other manufacturing resources and strategies. These include material handling equipment, customized tooling, special fixtures and wireless, portable measuring systems.
Capture knowledge and speed programming time by equipping the software to generate some of the routines that are used routinely.
Diamond shines for this shop when it mills composites.
CNC may bring trunnion systems to a generation of contract manufacturers unfamiliar with this type of machine.
McGill Machine Works' rough-milling operation was destroying its cutting inserts. Ingersoll's Di-Pos Hexa high-performance face mill improved tool life and throughput.
When Paul Brooke formed PZ Engineering (West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) in 2003, he immediately realized that lights-out, unattended machining would be an essential component of creating a viable company. He was also searching to equip his shop with machines from manufacturers that could provide local, responsive support.
This company is in the business of drilling millions of holes in very large parts. As an established manufacturer of heat exchangers and components, the Calgary, Alberta-based company drills an estimated 1.5 million holes per year in metal plates.
